It's that time again. If you want to ride with us in 2017, it's time to renew your membership (unless you've joined the club since 1 December, are a life member or have already renewed).

This year we’ve changed the way you can buy third party insurancewith Cycling UK (formerly CTC). If you bought this when you joined the Wheelers last year, the insurance will end on the anniversary of the date that the insurance started (up to two months after your membership started). If you bought the insurance when you renewed your membership last year, it will end on 31 March. In either case, Cycling UK will contact you directly about renewing the insurance; you can’t renew it when you renew your membership.

If you want to renew your membership (and I hope you do), and you would like to do it online, please do so under either:• 'Renew your membership (you already have third party insurance)', or• 'Renew your membership if you bought third party insurance with Cycling UK last year'.

If you're under 18, or want to include anyone under 18 in your family membership group, please use the paper application form this year. That's because we need to see and keep a copy of the declaration signed by the parent or guardian of any member under 18.

Chris , the options have changed since I renewed a couple of weeks ago. As I didn't want to renew my British Cycling membership I paid the £39 for a new membership with the clubs insurance , is this going to be a problem ?